Store-service apparatus



(No Model.)

P. L. DAVIS.

STORE SERVICE APPARATUS.

No. 405,951. Patented June 25, 1889A H. PETERS, Photo-Lithcgrapbur. Wathmgfon. Dc.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

PERCY L. DAVIS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

STORE-SERVICE APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 405,951, dated June 25, 1889.

Application filed February 23, 1389- Serial No, 300,923. (N0 model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PERCY L. DAVIS, of the city and county of San Francisco, and State of California, have invented an Improvement in Store-Service Apparatus; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact specification thereof.

My invention relates to that class of storeservice apparatus in which a number of tracklines proceed from the various sales-counters to the wrapping or packing desk or platform, which said track -liues are adapted to be moved to an inclination by the salesman at the counter, whereby the parcel carriage or basket is adapted to roll by gravity upon the track-lines from the sales-counter to the wrapping-platform and back again, according to the inclination of the said track-lines; and my invention consists in the constructions and combinations of devices which I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more complete explanation, Figure 1 is an elevation of a storeservice apparatus showing my improvement. Fig. 2 is a vertical elevation of my improvement. Fig. 3 is'a modification to be hereinafter referred to.

A is the sales-counter, and B is the wrapping or packing platform.

0 is a track-line extending between the two, and D is the traveling parcel carriage or basket suspended from and adapted to travel back and forth upon said track-line in the usual manner.

E is the supporting-rod depending from the ceiling. To this rod is fitted an anti-friction guide e, which is adapted to travel up and down upon the rod. This guide has a yoke e, embracing the rod, and to the arm 6 of this yoke is attached, by means of a suitable connection, one end of the track-line C. A second arm 6 of the yoke carries a guide-pulley 6 From the anti-friction guide 6 extends upwardly a guide-spindle (5 which has upon its top a flange or collar e and below a collar e This spindle passes through suitable guide-eyes e upon the depending rod or support E. A lifting or elevating cord F is attached to the connections of the track-line C, and thence passes around the guide-pulley e and over a guide-pulley e", fixed to a bracket upon the support E, and down to within reach of the salesman. These parts are the ordinary parts of a store-service apparatus of this class, and their operation is as follows:

The salesman by pulling on the cord F raises the end of the track-line C, said end being guided in its vertical movement by the anti-friction guide 6 traveling up the sup port E until its collar 6 comes in contact with the guide-eye e on the support E, which limits and defines the elevation of the track-line O. In descending the flange e comes in contact with the guide-eye and limits the downward movement.

My improvement is as follows: G is a bracket or sleeve secured by clamps g 011 the upper portion of the support E. Into the upper por' tion of the bracket or sleeve G is let a beveled catch III, which is held inwardly to position by a spring h. The spindle c of the anti friction guide 6 extends into this bracket or sleeve, and when the parts are raised, as here tofore described, the collar or flange e on top of said spindle comes in contact with the beveled catch H, and forcing it back passes it, so that said catch, when relieved, immediately springs in again under said collar or flange, thereby holding it and hanging up all the parts. The salesman may therefore release the pulling-up cord and turn his attention to other matters, the track-line 0 remaining elevated as long as the spring-controlled catch II remains in engagement with the collar or flange e on the head of spindle 6 A releasing line or cord I is attached to the back of the spring-controlled catch H, and by means of suitable conncctionssuch as the bell-crank levers Jleads 01f to the wrapping-platform, where it is connected with the handle end 0 of the track-line O, by which the operator at the wrapping-platform raises the carriage to the proper elevation to proceed on its return in the usual manner.

Now, as soon as the parcel is wrapped or the goods are packed at the wrapping-platform. the operator pulls down on the handle 0, which movement, at the same time that it throws the carriage into position for its return, acts through the line or cord I to withdraw the spring-controlled catch II from its engagement with the collar or flange on the Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is' r In a store-service apparatus, the movable track-line, the guide-connections of said line having a spindle with a collar or flange e, and

the elevating-cord for raising said connections and line, in, combination with the rod or support for the track-line connections and upon which they move up and down, the sleeve G, secured to said rod or support and in which the'spindle, with its collar or flange, moves, the

spring-controlled catchH in said sleeve, and

adapted to engage and hold the collar or flange e, so as to keep the track-line elevated, and a releasing cord or line connected with said catch for Withdrawing it to allow the scribed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

PERCY L. DAVIS.

WVitnesses:

KIRK KINNEY, J. H. BLOOD.

track-line to descend, substantially as de- 0 

